intercooler sizes

LowStandards Club Retro Rides Member Bigging Up The Sum Sum Man Since '99 Posts: 2,644	intercooler sizes LowStandards @2002gimp
	Oct 7, 2012 22:23:48 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	The standard intercooler on my car is pretty pathetic, will fitting a larger one have any detrimental effects? I'll be going from something about 8x5x1 to something hopefully 15x8x2ish (whatever I can find on ebay really) on the standard turbo. I know bigger should mean cooler air, but does it also hinder flow?
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orioncrazycarl Part of things Posts: 271	intercooler sizes orioncrazycarl @orioncrazycarl
	Oct 8, 2012 16:10:46 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	in theory, the bigger the cooler, the longer it takes for the air to get to the engine, but in practice, a uprated cooler flows a million times better then a stock one, also with the lower ACTS there is a hundred reasons why they are better!if you stick it in front of your rad, expect your engine to run a bit hotter due to lack of air to the rad!
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